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Monday, December 5, 2011

Historical Fiction Challenge 2012

After 3 years organizing the Historical Fiction Challenge, the girls of The Royal Reviews gracefully passed over this exciting event to our team at Historical Tapestry last year and we are very excited that the challenge is going to be returning in 2012! During 2011 there were hundreds of books read by the participants and we hope that we continue to create a wonderful place to share and discuss our favourite (and maybe not quite so favourite) historical fiction books for the next year.

Each month, a new post dedicated to the HF Challenge will be created. To participate, you only have to follow the rules:

everyone can participate, even those who don't have a blog (you can add your book title and thoughts in the comment section if you wish)

add the link(s) of your review(s) including your name and book title to the Mister Linky we’ll be adding to our monthly post (please, do not add your blog link, but the correct address that will guide us directly to your review)

any kind of historical fiction is accepted (HF fantasy, HF young adult,...)

During these following 12 months you can choose one of the different reading levels:

Severe Bookaholism: 20 books

Undoubtedly Obsessed: 15 books

Struggling the Addiction: 10 books

Daring & Curious: 5 books

Out of My Comfort Zone: 2 books

To join the challenge you only need to make a post about it, grab the button below if you like and leave your link in Mr Linky below. If you don't have a blog you can just leave a comment for this post saying that you are joining.

I enjoyed the challenge in 2011 (signed up as Susan @ Having Fun) and especially liked to browse HT authors when I returned to the blog to post challenge reviews. For 2012 I'm signed up with a new blog Susan @ Avid Series Reader dedicated to 2012 reading challenges. Eager to start reading my list!

After lurking around in the Blogosphere for ages I just created my own blog today. I'm going to kick it off by joinig this challenge - the first one I 'officially' join! I'm going for the Undoubtedly Obsessed level, just to ease myself in ;)

What fun! I was on a Memoir Kick for many years and this challenge is just what I need to branch out. Fell in love with Historical Fiction a few years ago with Loving Frank ... I'll try for 20 this year!

I'm "curious & daring" and shooting for 5 books, I have never really taken a whole lot of time to read, and I am challenging myself this year not only in reading but personal growth. So excited about this year!

This challenge sounds great :) Have added the challenge to my reading challenges page and have a long list of HF books to get through! Have chosen 10 to read this year but hopefully I could read more :)

First time participating! I'm going to shoot for 20 this year, since I've already got half a dozen picked out. I'll post about participating soon, but will be keeping track of my challenge books here: http://www.books-n-cooks.com/historical-fiction-reading-challenge/

Hello very happy with this challenge, I start to read last Sunday Pale Rose of England, by Sandra Worth.Sorry I am not using my blog because is a complete mess I don't know how to fix it, so please I will let all know when is ready to use it.I came last week from my vacations for a month out of the country and with a big cold.I believed I will finish this book on Sunday.My e mail is kititagor1@hotmail.com

How fantastic is this?? My search started out trying to find an author who is/was as wonderful a writter as Anya Seton. In doing so, I stumbled upon this great challenge. I'm in for 20 books. I can't wait to start a new one!

I'll also go for the 15 books, with these 4 to start: Lady MacBeth & Queen Hereafter by Susan Fraser King, The Moghul by Thomas Hoover, Confessions of Catherine Medici by C.W. Gortner, and The Ninth Orphan by Lance & James Morcan. Just finished Fiji by Lance & James Morcan.

I'm so glad I discovered this blog http :/ / faithhopecherrytea.blogspot.se / Just now I read Kate Morton books. Good written and yet easy going. A very good Swedish historical author is Elisabeth Nemert. She is a trained historian and books set in different times and at different time perieod. A book about Renaissance Florence. I wish you a nice sunday! Zinnia

I'm a little late to the reading challenge, and I've had to browse through my library shelves to recall all the historical novels I've read this year. Georgette Heyer is always very enjoyable, and I was happy to discover Kate Quinn this year. I'm now looking forward to reading Sharon Kay Penman's Lionheart.

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Looking for some HF recommendations with a particular setting or era? Send us an email to historical.tapestry @ gmail.com and we will give you our recommendations and ask our readers for theirs as well. Guaranteed to expand your reading list!